Air carrier large transport got TCASII RA on VFR traffic that was 500 ft below him, climbed without clearance and penetrated adjacent facility airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	182885
Time
Date	199107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pom airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : lax enroute airway : ont
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	182885
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier large transport had TCAS advisory. Told pilot to climb. ATC observed large transport at higher altitude than issued. Pilot advised he had warning to climb because of VFR traffic at 6500 head on. No target (primary or secondary) observed on radar scope. Aircraft violated los angeles airspace on the profile descent by 400 ft. Pointout was made to lax approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT GOT TCASII RA ON VFR TFC THAT WAS 500 FT BELOW HIM, CLBED WITHOUT CLRNC AND PENETRATED ADJACENT FACILITY AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACR LGT HAD TCAS ADVISORY. TOLD PLT TO CLB. ATC OBSERVED LGT AT HIGHER ALT THAN ISSUED. PLT ADVISED HE HAD WARNING TO CLB BECAUSE OF VFR TFC AT 6500 HEAD ON. NO TARGET (PRIMARY OR SECONDARY) OBSERVED ON RADAR SCOPE. ACFT VIOLATED LOS ANGELES AIRSPACE ON THE PROFILE DSCNT BY 400 FT. POINTOUT WAS MADE TO LAX APCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.